Eastern Mole vs Fiddlewood

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Vitex gaumeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fiddlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Vitex
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Vitex gaumeri

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fiddlewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddlewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.